Historical Marker

Civil War Slave Conspiracy

Quitman · Brooks County · Erected 2010

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The Story

In August 1864 authorities uncovered an alleged plot by a local white man, John Vickery, and several enslaved men to seize Quitman for Union forces in Florida; the accused were convicted and hanged.

About this site

Civil War Slave Conspiracy is a historical marker in Quitman, Brooks County, erected in 2010. It is one of 12 historical markers documented in Brooks County, among 67 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 30.7844, -83.5600 near Quitman. The nearest cataloged historic site is Brooks County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Brooks County Courthouse, Brooks County Courthouse, and Brooks County Jail.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 30.7844, -83.5600 · Quitman, Brooks County

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